If youre curious, check out the image for pictures of each of her blades in the gun and blade form. Each Omega Weapon takes a different amount of EXP to max. fire/fire/fire/fire or firestrike/firestrike/firestrike/firestrike). Check the weapon chart for more information. For example, a Black Belt* gives +20% Physical Defense, and the General's Belt that you get immediately after upgrading it with a Catalyst gives only a +18% Physical Defense bonus. The monster's level. If you wonder how exactly an emblem on his coat works to enhance his attacks, supposedly it has something to do with AMP technology that discharges when he punches. They grant stat boosts and passive abilities. We give the updated Mercenaries mode in Resident Evil 4 Remake a spin in this S-Rank gameplay clip, featuring Leon. Similarly, the highest-grade accessory of a certain type (such as the Wurtzite Bangle) can't have the first row, since it can only be acquired as a Lv X (in its case, Lv 32) accessory by upgrading its lower-grade version (the Adamant Bangle-max level). The weapon you choose for Snow mainly depends on the role he'll be playing. Trapezohedron (Youll need 6 of these.). Each Save the Queen takes a different amount of EXP to max. However they also take a vastly higher amount of exp to level. Look up a guide for a how-to, I can give you the best weapons to upgrade though. In particular, you can farm Scarletite (100,000 Gil/piece if you were to buy them) from the Sacrifices enemies in the areas visited for the first time in Chapter 12 and 13 (both available at the end of the game too); you can farm Dark Matter (840,000 Gil/piece) from the Shaolong Gui enemies; you can farm Trapezohedron (2,000,000 Gil/piece) from the Adamantoise/Adamantortoise, and even better from the Long Gui. How do you increase this? There are missable items that can permanently void you the opportunity of unlocking Treasure Hunter due to their limited stock in the Post-Ending game world. So first go to a save point to access a shop in order to sell your Platinum. All the Tier-1 and Tier-2 weapons have unique names, but the Tier-3 weapons of the same character share the same name. Then pick the cheapest ones indicated in the Weapons Checklist table and take them to Tier-3. (*) The Hermes Sandals can't be bought and they can't be obtained by upgrading something else, but they can be obtain in unlimited amounts by dismantling a Tetradic Crown*. The rest are used for accessories. The "Catalyst Cost" column will be left blank for accessories that can be both bought and obtained via upgrade of other items (this, again, is because buying from a Shop is always cheaper than getting items via upgrade of their lower version). In the post-ending game you are able to farm some of the most expensive Catalysts from enemies. The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage. Contents 1 Lightning 1.1 Blazefire Sabre 1.2 Axis Blade 1.3 Edged Carbine 1.4 Lifesaber 1.5 Gladius 1.6 Organyx 1.7 Hauteclaire The levelling path for all weapons lead to similar end points, so which weapon you decide to use is a matter of personal preference. Every Tier 2 weapon requires a Trapezohedron to evolve into Tier 3. But Final Fantasy needs to make everything more complex, and this is no exception. The only other weapon to note is the Feymark, which has a very high magic stat and no strength is used for extremely specific fights where you might need its Ultimate Magic synthesis group. The Rank of an item cannot be seen directly, but can be deducted from the EXP that the item receives from a certain Material. The EXP Bonus given by Organic Materials does not change depending on the Rank of an item: 36x Sturdy Bones will give a 3x EXP Bonus on a Rank A item just like on a Rank K item. Organic, Sy. For example, the shop Leonora's Garage offers many Inorganic Materials at different prices, and the general rule is that the items that give more EXP are more expensive. Your guide to upgrading everything from the basics to weapons in Final Fantasy XIII. Fangs Tier 2 weapons are all much stronger than their Tier 1 counterparts, once you level them up a little. Trapezohedrons will always be used to transform a second-tier weapon into its third-tier form. Discuss this walkthrough in its Walkthrough Thread. A detailed breakdown of the statistics and upgrade information for the Hawkeye weapon in Final Fantasy XIII (FF13, FFXIII, PlayStation 3, PS3, Xbox 360), including information on how to . Binding Rod: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 24,600 Cata, Tiger Claw: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 44,760 Catalyst: Cobaltite Tier 2: Wyrmfang, Healers Staff: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 63,750 Catalyst: Adamantite Tier 2: Physicians Staff, Pearlwing Staff: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 33,000 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Brightwing Staff, Rod of Thorns**:** Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 33,000 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Orochi Rod, Mistilteinn**:** Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 66,750 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Erinyes Cane, Belladonna Wand: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 38,040 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Malboro Wand, Heavenly Axis**:** Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 54,800 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Abraxas. Each weapon has three "tiers", and the name of each weapon will change from one tier to another. Name. Ultimate Weapons will have stats. I'll factor the cost of the Catalysts after talking about the weapons in the next step. For Light its her Axis Blade and upgrades, cause of the ATB Charge property. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Skillful component use. They are mandatory items required to "promote" an item to its superior grade (for instance to upgrade a weapon from Tier 2 to Tier 3)- "Premium" items: they can have any of the previous three icons. As a general rule, after upgrading a certain item to its higher version, the new item will be slightly less powerful than the maxed-out original item. It will tell you the experience needed to level it to Star, and then it will tell you what catalyst transforms it. You don't want to waste experience on a weapon that will be maxed out in 100 XP. As we explained earlier, the surplus EXP on a maxed-out item is wasted, and therefore if you were to add an Ultracompact Reactor's EXP (60,000 EXP) you would be wasting 50,000 EXP, and you would have to pay 50,000 Gil to obtain the same result that you could obtain with 10,920 Gil by using Superconductors. Catalysts, which cannot be improperly applied, are components used to upgrade weapons and accessories to their better counterparts. After you've boosted your multiplier, buy as many Crankshafts as possible. This can be counteracted somewhat by Haste and speed accessories, but if you're using her as a Ravager, it's far more important to get the stagger bar up quickly, which is easier with other weapons. For instance, if an item required 70,000 EXP to reach max level, you would want to use an Ultracompact Reactor (+60,000 EXP) to fill as much EXP as possible with the most cost-effective material (the Ultracompact Reactor), and then fill up the remaining EXP with the next-best cost-effective material (the remaining 10,000 EXP with 13x Superconductors). Please keep in mind that the Tier-3 weapons of a certain character share only the same name, but they are NOT the same weapon if you upgrade it from a certain Tier-2 weapon rather than another one. Weapon upgrade screen. Final Fantasy XIII. When I say "can" I actually mean "should": it's no brainer that if such expensive materials can be obtained "easily" as drops from enemies this is the way to go. I'll also add the name of the shop in parenthesis. The basic idea is simple: some items are Rank A and will receive a certain amount of EXP from materials, other items are Rank B, C, D, and will receive a different amount of EXP from the same materials. I'll be telling you exactly what items you need to use to upgrade your items, so this is just a premise in case you will wonder why sometimes we are not going to apply the 3x EXP Bonus, but a smaller bonus instead. Listed below is the Tier 2 weapon, how much EXP it takes to max level it, and how much it takes to max-level its variant of the Total Eclipses. Mercenaries mode is a special mode in Resident Evil 4 Remake that challenges players to survive and score as many points as they can against waves of enemies, with all sorts of ways to extend time, gain score multipliers, and more. Since youre most likely going to be taking advantage of the upgrading once you reach the final chapter, if not post-game, there are two ways to farm money. Snows Ultimate weapon is the Save the Queen. Weapons: Which can be Dismantled into Paladin - 1 shown. The former can be bought at the shop "Leonora's Garage"; the latter is available for sale at "R&D Depot". For example, if you want to compare the Superconductor (840 Gil for 800 EXP) and the Ultracompact Reactor (50,000 Gil for 60,000 EXP), with that division you will understand that the Superconductor has an efficiency of (800/840) 0.95 EXP-per-Gil, while the Ultracompact Reactor has an efficiency of (60,000/50,000) 1.2 EXP-per-Gil. Ergo, the Ultracompact Reactor is better. In order to upgrade an item, you want to add EXP to it, so it can Level up and become more powerful. Those that are actually missable are those that I reported in the previous section. These tables indicate the amount of EXP that is required to upgrade each piece of equipment to max Level, and also the minimum amount of Superconductor and/or Ultracompact Reactor to reach max Level as cheaply as possible. In general, the cheapest way to upgrade an item is by adding a 3x EXP Bonus first, and then use the required Inorganic Materials to take an item to its max level all in one go. This walkthrough and any content included may not be reproduced without written permission. An Omega Weapon upgraded from the Blazefire Saber will be a balanced weapon, while an Omega Weapon made from the Lionheart will be weaker but have the Quick Stagger ability. You can obtain these two accessories with regular upgrades, but it's cheaper if you obtain them by dismantling a Tetradic Tiara*. Vanille has very high magic, low strength and HP, and no access to "strike" Ravager abilities, so, like Hope, you'll want a weapon with a high magic stat rather than strength. Unfortunately they are part of the list -- be careful and don't waste them as upgrading items, since they are meant to be sold. For example, the Sturdy Bones and Otherworldly Bone cost respectively 80 Gil and 150 Gil. Blazefire Saber: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 24,600 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Flamberge, Axis Blade: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 66,7, 50 Catalyst: Adamantite Tier 2: Enkindler, Edged Carbine: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 33,000 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Razor Carbine, Lifesaber: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 70,850 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Peacemaker, Gladius: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 54,800 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Helter-Skelter, Organyx: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 20,100 Catalyst: Cobaltite Tier 2: Apocalypse, Hauteclaire: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 54,800 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Durandal, Lionheart: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 63,060 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Ultima Weapon. Each Kains Lance takes a different amount of EXP to max. These drop from the giant turtles you see wandering Pulse. Lightning uses a spectacular weapon with showy flips and transformations; its a collapsable gunblade. Therefore, all weapons, on all Tiers, can only have one starting level. Wild Bear: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 24,600 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier, Paladin: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 66,750 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Winged Saint, Rebel Heart: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 38,040 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Warriors Emblem, Power Circle: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 89,700 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Battle Standard, Feymark: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 38,040 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Soul Blazer, Sacrificial Circle: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 84,024 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Indomitus, Unsetting Sun: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 33,000 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Midnight Sun, Umbra: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 66,750 Catalyst: Adamantite Tier 2: Solaris. There are two types of components: organic and synthetic. Youll end up needing to grind money in order to afford all the Ultracompact Reactors youll need for the Ultimates. In total, for both weapons and accessories, you need: 1x Rhodochrosite, 4x Cobaltite, 33x Perovskite, 20x Uraninite, 1x Mnar Stone, 12x Scarletite, 5x Adamantite, 5x Dark Matter, 6x Trapezohedron. They have a screw icon. If you add a surplus of EXP, for example 5,000 EXP to a Black Belt Lv 1 to get a Black Belt*, and then use a Catalyst on this Black Belt*, you will still get a General's Belt Lv 4 with 4,380 EXP. EXP Information aggregated from various Final Fantasy 13 strategy guides. Tetradic Crowns are available in the Post-Ending game in unlimited supplies as Common Drops from Bituitus and Mithridates (targets of Cie'th Mission # 07 and # 27). For example, the Silver Bangle can be bought, found in treasures (in both cases it will start at Level 1), but it can also be acquired as an upgrade from the Iron Bangle (in this case it will start at Level 4). Every Tier 2 weapon requires a Trapezohedron to evolve into Tier 3. In Chapter 11 you may be able to kill the weaker turtles, but they only drop gold, not platinum. When you use components, try to be as close as possible to the number needed, and finish it up with random extra components. This walkthrough is the property of TrueAchievements.com. They are the primary source of EXP Points- Catalysts: their icon is a crystal. Rank A items, such as the Iron Bangle, will receive the highest EXP from materials (800 EXP and 60,000 EXP from the two most efficient materials). Accessories are a bit different, because it often happens that you can acquire an accessory both via loot/shops/, and by upgrading another accessory. This is a list of items with limited availability: - Gold Watch: only one can be obtained, as reward for Cie'th Mission # 64- Champion's Badge: can only be found in a treasure sphere (available to pick up in the Post-Ending game) of an area of Chapter 12. The "bangle" accessories are a clear example of this, since each better bangle has a worse Rank than the previous (Iron Bangle is Rank A, Silver Bangle is Rank B, Tungsten Bangle is Rank C, Wurtzite Bangle is Rank J). We have listed our recommendations down below. Weapons: Organyx/Apocalypse, Aldebarans/Sadalmeliks, Tigerclaw/Wyrmfang. The lower row refers to the EXP required to upgrade that accessory to max Level starting from a Lv X accessory acquired by upgrading its lower version. All the grade-3 elemental accessories (Salamandrine, Boreal, Raijin, Nereid, Sylphid, and Gaian Rings) must be obtained by upgrading the corresponding grade-2 elemental accessory. Vanillas Ultimate weapon is the Nirvana. Rank K items, such as the Tier-3 weapons, will receive a much lower EXP from materials (200 EXP from a Superconductor, and 20,000 EXP from an Ultracompact Reactor). Ability Quick Stagger Synthesizes Random: Instant Chain Rank 6 Upgraded To Ultima Weapon Lv.15 ( Scarletite) Ultimate Weapon Omega Weapon Chapter 12 Availability Chapter 12 28,000 gil Level Dismantled Into 7 Vanilla uses staves, but they arent like the typical staves of Final Fantasy. This takes more time, but ensures the maximum exp gains. A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is . If you want the best use of components there are two ways to do it. 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x, and 3x. Sazh is recommended as a support character, so if you plan on using him in a variety of ways (such as Synergist and Ravager), you're not going to want to limit yourself to one stat in particular. This is no different. Weapons in Final Fantasy 13 can be divided into two tiers. Tormoil798 12 years ago #2. use sturdy bones x36 to get the 3x bonus and then use 99 of something (particle accelerator for the first two tier lower rank weapons, and . The number one thing youre going to need. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Practically speaking, this means that if you want to upgrade a Silver Bangle to max level and you bought the Silver Bangle from the shop, you'll have to refer to the first row, and your Silver Bangle will require 1,560 EXP to reach max Level (starting from Lv 1). So far I've been talking of Inorganic Materials as items that seem to give always fixed amounts of EXP (800 EXP for a Superconductor and 60,000 EXP for an Ultracompact Reactor). Vega 42s: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 24,600 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Altairs, Spica Defenders: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 66,750 Catalyst: Scarletite Tier 2: Sirius Sidearms, Deneb Duellers: Buy: Up In Arms EXP: 32,580 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Canopus AMPs, Rigels: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 54,800 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Polaris Specials, Aldebarans: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 20,100 Catalyst: Cobaltite Tier 2: Sadalmeliks, Pleiades Hi-Powers: Buy: Gilgamesh Inc. EXP: 33,000 Catalyst: Perovskite Tier 2: Hyades Magnums, Antares Deluxes: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 38,040 Catalyst: Uraninite Tier 2: Fomalhaut Elites, Procyons: Buy: Plautus Workshop EXP: 63,060 Catalyst: Dark Matter Tier 2: Betelgeuse Customs. The Sacrificial Circle gives awesome strength and magic stats at the price of a large hit to your HP. Fire Set (8x sources available): 2x Ember Ring in Vile Peaks, 1x Ember Ring on Palamecia, 2x Blaze Ring in Eden, 2x Blaze Ring for Cie'th Mission # 27 and # 53, 1x Ember Ring by dismantling Fire Charm.Ice Set (4x available): 2x Frost Ring for Cie'th Mission # 11, 1x Ice Charm in The Archylte Steppe, 1x Ice Charm in Mah'habara.Lightning Set (7x available): 1x Spark Ring in Lake Bresha, 2x Spark Ring in Vile Peaks, 1x Fulmen Ring in Sunleth Waterscape, 1x Spark Ring on Palamecia, 1x Fulmen Ring from Cie'th Mission # 06, 1x Lightning Charm in The Archylte Steppe.Water Set (6x available): 1x Aqua Ring in Sunleth Waterscape, 1x Riptide Ring in Sunleth Waterscape, 1x Aqua Ring in Palumpolum, 1x Water Charm in The Archyte Steppe, 1x Riptide Ring in Sulyya Springs, 1x Water Charm in Sulyya Springs.Wind Set (5x available): 1x Zephyr Ring in The Archylte Steppe, 1x Wind Charm in The Archylte Steppe, 1x Gale Ring in Taejin's Tower, 1x Gale Ring in Orphan's Cradle, 1x Gale Ring for Cie'th Mission # 52.Earth Set (4x available): 1x Clay Ring in The Archylte Steppe, 1x Earth Charm in The Archylte Steppe, 1x Clay Ring in Taejin's Tower, 1x Siltstone Ring for Cie'th Mission # 39. These missable items are all accessories that reduce elemental damage: - Ember Ring, Salamandrine Ring (Fire)- Icicle Ring, Boreal Ring (Ice)- Spark Ring, Raijin Ring (Thunder)- Aqua Ring, Nereid Ring (Water)- Sylphid Ring (Wind)- Gaian Ring (Earth). Hope uses one of the more ridiculous weapons in Final Fantasy 13: A boomerang. To quickly find an item in these tables, use the CTRL+F search feature of your browser, and type in " +NameOfTheItem " (for example, " +Iron Bangle "). Or something. Once you've defeated the Dreadnought (pictured at right) in Chapter 4, you will be able to use Components at Save Stations to upgrade items and improve their level. If Fang is more of a Commando, Taming Pole offers the best all around stats and is part of the powerful Gestalt synthesis group. Magic. The Turboject, for instance, costs 840 Gil and when applied to certain items (such as an Iron Bangle) will give +424 EXP. Note that if you made the maxed-out Tier-2 weapons suggested in the Story Walkthrough pages you can detract from that sum: - 133,480 Gil for the Durandal*- 115,540 Gil for the Hyades Magnums*- 115,540 Gil for the Unsetting Sun*- 140,680 Gil for the Urubutsin*- 120,520 Gil for the Malboro Wand*- 128,920 Gil for the Venus Gospel*- 754,680 Gil for all of the above. She can wield different types of weapons, but despite some unique characteristics described below, they all effectively perform the same in battle.The gunblades function like regular swords and do not fire projectiles.. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. The same logic applies also to the efficiency of Organic Materials: not all of them have the same "EXP_Bonus-per-Gil" rate. In case you still haven't spawned the Long Gui and Shaolong Gui enemies in The Archylte Steppe, DO NOT buy the Dark Matter necessary (four units in total) to upgrade the four accessories that require them to get the accessories you still need. How to read this Guide From Left to Right : Accessory, Experience needed to fully upgrade to star stage, Stone needed to Create a stronger version of this accessory once that star has been reach and finally, the new equipment created after meeting the precedent condition. From reading various sources and from my own experience, I've compiled a bit of information regarding weapon upgrading, and seeing as there has been no shortage of questions about it, I thought a one-stop source would be useful. Except her spear can break into three sections, and has blades on both ends. Check out the picture to the right to see what each of them looks like and then just go with the Malboro wand, because the debuff enhancement is excellent. For Snow and Light you are best off giving them a high str low mag or high mag low str weapon. This guide sets out to give you instructions and item lists that you may find useful for upgrading every weapon in the game. Many of the spear points also collapse down or fold out for combat, because FF13 is obsessed with hinges. The reasons for this should be obvious: the lowest-grade accessory of a certain type (such as the Iron Bangle) can't have the second row, since it can only be acquired as a Lv 1 item, and not by upgrading another accessory. One is faster, while the other gives a slight exp bonus. Level. You know how to squeeze every last drop of exp out of each component if you so desire. Ability Improved Debuffing Synthesizes Buff Duration Rank 4 ) Compare Belladonna Wand to other Weapons Weapon Statistics by Level There are six levels of exp gains for items. Note that you *could* obtain most of the above items (all except the Serenity Sachet, which must be bought) by other means, but buying them is, despite the huge cost of the weapons, the easiest/fastest way. This article contains the Leveling Guide - Late Stages of the Main Story. This is why even if Ultracompact Reactor is more efficient, it's not necessarily the best choice when the EXP to add is small. Here's the deal: while you'll steadily unlock new roles for your characters, the predetermined party composition essentially dictates that you ought to focus on the roles they . I will indicate only the cheapest source. Upgrading your Zodiac weapons at the end of each Final Fantasy 14 expansion can be a time-consuming and confusing process. Once an item has reached its max level, it will stop being able to receive EXP, and its name will be followed by an asterisk (for example, " Black Belt* "). To upgrade a weapon to its intermediate form, you'll need to max its level, then find the appropriate catalyst. This Indiana Jones 5 trailer was revealed during Star Wars Celebration 2023. All of them say can be sold for a premium in their description. Listed below is the Tier 2 weapon, how much EXP it takes to max level it, and how much it takes to max-level its variant of the Nirvana. You can also use Vibrant Ooze and Barbed Tail (instead of the Sturdy Bones), indiscriminately, since they are worth just as much. Tier 2 weapons must be synthesized by first leveling up an existing weapon through the crafting system then combining it with the appropriate catalyst. The "Free Supply" column indicates simply if that piece of equipment can or can't be acquired for free during the adventure by looting treasure sphere, as a mandatory story item, or by completing the Cie'th Missions -- assuming you've been diligent in your treasure-looting routine, and assuming that you will eventually complete the Cie'th Missions for other achievements, these items should already be in your inventory, and can be count out of the stuff you have to work-for in order to get Treasure Hunter. For the purpose of Treasure Hunter, it's enough to obtain just one Tier-3 weapon for every character. In total, there are eleven different Ranks, which have been traditionally named from Rank A to Rank K (sometimes people use a numerical nomenclature; Rank 1 corresponds to Rank A, Rank 5 to Rank E, and so on). All Rights Reserved. Each item has a particular Catalyst necessary to "promote" (upgrade) it, and only that Catalyst can be used (EXP, on the contrary, can be added with any Material you want). They have wires that fly our should she use them to attack; something youre likely only to see when you first get her. For example, when upgrading the Flamberge you'll need to use 3x Ultracompact Reactors and 34x Superconductors. Its drawback is the Stagger Lock property, but this is mitigated for Commandos, who are not the primary enemy staggerers, like Ravagers are. Lightnings Ultimate weapon is the Omega Weapon. If you apply 36x Sturdy Bones and then 3x Ultracompact Reactors, the EXP bonus won't be reset to zero, and it will be enough to use only 22x Sturdy Bones to get the EXP Bonus back to 3x; then you can use the 34x Superconductors and reach the target EXP. The best Synthetic components, the EXP they g. ive to an item at 1x, and their costs in the shops are as follows: Youll want to use the low-exp items for tier 1 weapons, while the higher exp items should be saved for tier 2 and 3. Every Tier 2 weapon requires a Trapezohedron to evolve into Tier 3. With each weapon is the shop you find it in, the EXP to max it, the catalyst that transforms it, and its tier-2 form. You could also drop them in one at a time, but theres no benefit to doing so over method 2 it just takes more time. This is odd for many reasons, including the fact that it can fly almost as if by remote control, hit things and keep flying, and not fold up despite the hinge. They are the first items of the list, and they are the primary source of EXP Bonuses- Inorganic Materials: their icon is a bolt. Chapters 11 and 12 are revisitable at endgame) and you'll have to buy them in the shops. This guide covers the most easy way to level up to 99. Description Once the weapon of a l'Cie, this gunblade allows instant staggering of enemies near their stagger threshold. What characterizes them is the sentence "Can be sold for a premium" in their in-game description. Money components will do almost nothing for an item, but can be sold for money. Simple. Although Organyx has great stats, the Leadenstrike and Ironstrike properties make her much slower, greatly reducing any benefit you might get from them. Final Fantasy XIII weapon upgrade walkthrough - how to upgrade your weapons easy! Each Nue takes a different amount of EXP to max. His pistols are capable of merging together to form a rifle for a shot in his normal attacks. Add 4 items, then 4, then 7, then 3, then 18. Just leave the base accessory at max level; then, when you'll spawn Shaolong Gui in the Steppe, you'll farm Dark Matter off of him and add the final Catalyst. The most effective way to increase the EXP of an item is by using Organic Materials to give it a certain EXP Bonus (1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2.0x, 3.0x) before using an Inorganic Material to add EXP (which will benefit from the EXP Bonus added with the Organic Material). Your starting weapon is good on strength, although you'll want to switch up later in the game when better synthesis groups or properties are available. Therefore, in the "real case" it's actually more effective to use just Superconductors. Titanium Bangle and Nimbletoe Boots could be obtained via upgrade, but it would cost more than buying them from the shop. For your information, you need 4x of them to get the 1.25x EXP Bonus; you need 8x to get the 1.5x EXP Bonus; you need 15x to get the 1.75x EXP Bonus; you need 18x to get the 2x EXP Bonus. Sometimes you'll have to mix things up and use both Materials. Boards. However they also take a vastly higher amount of exp to level. 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